Title:  Operations NPI Project Engineer

Operations NPI Project Engineer 

Reference #20885

Waterdown, Ontario

What You’ll be Doing

• Responsible for successful product launch by project managing the Operations activities cross a multi-disciplinary team consisting of Manufacturing Engineers, Planners, Buyers, Production Staff, Quality and EH&S - providing leadership and technical/project guidance for IRAD funded, customer funded NRE and or non-standard product configurations
• Partner with engineering and program management to manage and understand contractual flow down requirements (internal and external)
• Prepare design stage gate review package and prepare cross-functional team aligned to requirements detailed as per the new product introduction company standard
• Responsible for presenting to various levels of cross-functional leadership in design reviews and various business meetings
• Develop operations risk registry and associated mitigation strategies/plans driving closure of actions
• Responsible for providing project estimations, ETCs and adherence for Earn Value Management reporting in JIRA
• Maintain project schedule(s) and overall build schedule to meet integrated master schedule milestones and or customer contract deliverable 
• Responsible for defining, project managing and tracking adherence to product targets (hours per unit, material cost, lead time, yield) by organizing, leading and or facilitating DFx toolsets
• Participate in the bid and proposal process by providing operations inputs, risks and CapEx requirements
• Lead/Participate in project scrum(s), daily production cell team meeting(s), etc.
• Understanding cause and effect of changes affecting program schedule, quality and cost
• Responsible for leading a department strategic goal alignment project
• Coach junior team members on project management/manufacturing best practices, methodologies and lessons learned
• Compliance with the companies Quality Management System
• Demonstrate through project leadership behaviours of integrity, respect and excellence

Education and Experiences We Seek

• University degree in Engineering or college diploma in Engineering Technology
• Minimum 5-7 years of experience in a project management capacity managing complex projects
• PMP Certification is an asset
• P.Eng license is an asset
• Experience presenting to executive and or senior leadership
• Must have a well-rounded project management background with experience in a high tech environment
• Intimate knowledge of current and advanced Manufacturing processes and technologies

It Would Be Great if You Also Had

• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office including MS Project
• Strong technical communication skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent organizational and planning/project management skills
• Knowledge of MRP system(s)
• Knowledge/experience of Confluence/JIRA
• Knowledge of operations and manufacturing environments
• Ability to lead the closure of technical issues
• Dynamic, resourceful and takes initiative (sense of urgency, innovative, problem solver)
• Ability to challenge the status quo and develop innovative solutions to achieve operational efficiencies
• Data driven decision making approach
• Excellent functional skills of Project Management tools

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